Put on your hardhats, ladies (and fellas?), today’s shadows are extreme. We’re continuing on through the catalog of Stars Makeup Haven eyeshadows — and I should have mentioned yesterday that these pans are the same size as MAC’s, meaning they will fit in your 4- and 15-pan palettes (even E.L.F. palettes).

In a nutshell, SMH are incredibly pigmented (as you can see) and extremely soft and smooth — to reference the old Camel cigarettes ad, pure swatching pleasure. But you don’t have to take my word for it — enter today’s contest and try them for yourself.

SMH shadows are $4.95, sold as pans, though you can get 15% off your order with the code karlasugar, expiring 8/16. Flare for the Dramatic is matte, fire engine red. Light My Fire is a shimmery sour cherry. Flaming-o is shimmery Miami-coral. Peachy Keen is more of a mango color — or maybe the color of cling peaches when you get them out of a can: a very orange yellow or a very yellow orange (also shimmery). Over the Moon is a shimmery dirty yellow (yellow dirtied with black). Mimosa is a softly shimmery yellow champagne; Cougar is more yellow, and cool. Sunshine Girl is a shimmery sour lemon (lemon with a bit of green to it). Olive Branch is a shimmery yellow olive. Metro is an intriguing, shimmery, warm steel. It’s slightly green-grey (kind of the color of money) — probably too cool for me, but I’m still fascinated.

I’m also happy to say I had no difficulty washing my arm clean.

About the contest. I now have more eyeshadow than I know what to do with, so every day this week I’m going to give away a pair of shades from that day’s swatches — this means (unfortunately), that your prize shadows have been swatched. Sorry about that. Today’s prize is Sunshine Girl and Olive Branch.

>these are HOT! i love pressed shadows that can act like pigments with less mess. and the price is phenomenal. Congrats to Stars Makeup Haven! Job well done. And thanks Karla for letting us know about them and thanks even more for the discount code!

>Kayvid: Holy Cow! I love your blog but never do I remember my jaw dropping at how beautiful the swatches are…not just one or two but all…I'm truly amazed….I truly hope I win some! Thank you so much for bringing these to us Karla. You're the best!

>Wow, those swatches look so pigmented. Is that just a single swipe? Mimosa looks like a great color. Thanks for doing all these swatches….Before i buy online i always come to your blog to see if you have swatches!

>WOW, thank you for swatching these gorgeous eyeshadows! The quality and pigmentation just looks fantastic, and the price is AMAZING. Thanks for the 15% off code too–even if I don't win, I'm tempted to buy a few of these shadows anyways

KarlaSugar, Have you tried the SMH 28 pan palette, or their skunk brush?

>Wow, those eyeshadows are REALLY fantastic! I've never seen such a gradation of colour! Unfortunately I'm afraid this brand is not sold in Italy -_-'By the way, a question: is the contest valid also for contestant in Italy? V

>Wow! With everything you already do to help us decide colors, and now you are giving some away? I'd LOVE to try this, because who could afford not to? What a fabulous price!!!! Thanks, Karla. And I'll let you use as much makeup remover as you want. I promise.

>Wow! With everything you already do to help us decide colors, and now you are giving some away? I'd LOVE to try this, because who could afford not to? What a fabulous price!!!! Thanks, Karla. And I'll let you use as much makeup remover as you want. I promise.